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Recreational Therapists Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Recreational Therapists salaries across 48 states

$59,827
National Average (Median)
$98,170
Highest: California
$39,560
Lowest: Mississippi

Recreational Therapists Salary by State

Compare Recreational Therapists salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$39,560
$98,170

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $57,360 AZ $62,610 AR $42,670 CA $98,170 CO $66,580 CT $63,240 DE $51,110 DC $95,640 FL $57,980 GA $52,010 HI $64,500 ID $49,720 IL $54,910 IN $53,770 IA $56,140 KS $40,010 KY $59,240 LA $51,150 ME $57,560 MD $64,300 MA $62,820 MI $61,700 MN $76,360 MS $39,560 MO $58,620 MT $51,110 NE $62,980 NV $78,730 NH $82,280 NJ $60,400 NM $49,210 NY $65,520 NC $51,030 ND $58,370 OH $60,770 OK $50,480 OR $66,530 PA $58,940 SC $48,880 SD $46,850 TN $51,910 TX $62,490 UT $56,640 VT $63,380 VA $61,270 WA $77,860 WV $49,010 WI $59,350

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
California
$98,170
#2
District of Columbia
$95,640
#3
New Hampshire
$82,280
#4
Nevada
$78,730
#5
Washington
$77,860

Recreational Therapists Salary in All 48 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 California $98,170 $95,420 1,920
2 District of Columbia $95,640 $88,060 50
3 New Hampshire $82,280 $78,410 70
4 Nevada $78,730 $71,530 400
5 Washington $77,860 $81,020 240
6 Minnesota $76,360 $75,120 250
7 Colorado $66,580 $67,540 200
8 Oregon $66,530 $67,670 250
9 New York $65,520 $68,960 1,230
10 Hawaii $64,500 $71,690 40
11 Maryland $64,300 $63,340 290
12 Vermont $63,380 $65,160 40
13 Connecticut $63,240 $68,280 380
14 Nebraska $62,980 $60,600 150
15 Massachusetts $62,820 $66,680 210
16 Arizona $62,610 $67,490 170
17 Texas $62,490 $90,570 800
18 Michigan $61,700 $60,860 590
19 Virginia $61,270 $66,490 570
20 Ohio $60,770 $62,290 310
21 New Jersey $60,400 $65,780 430
22 Wisconsin $59,350 $62,180 350
23 Kentucky $59,240 $58,460 100
24 Pennsylvania $58,940 $59,450 720
25 Missouri $58,620 $62,160 140
26 North Dakota $58,370 $56,980 80
27 Florida $57,980 $60,090 640
28 Maine $57,560 $60,050 40
29 Alabama $57,360 $60,460 160
30 Utah $56,640 $58,520 210
31 Iowa $56,140 $59,030 230
32 Illinois $54,910 $59,160 440
33 Indiana $53,770 $55,700 190
34 Georgia $52,010 $58,080 530
35 Tennessee $51,910 $55,030 150
36 Louisiana $51,150 $53,360 190
37 Delaware $51,110 $54,860 70
38 Montana $51,110 $57,730 40
39 North Carolina $51,030 $55,950 440
40 Oklahoma $50,480 $52,540 120
41 Idaho $49,720 $54,920 90
42 New Mexico $49,210 $61,680 100
43 West Virginia $49,010 $59,120 130
44 South Carolina $48,880 $51,870 190
45 South Dakota $46,850 $53,620 40
46 Arkansas $42,670 $47,890 70
47 Kansas $40,010 $43,550 710
48 Mississippi $39,560 $45,200 140

Recreational Therapists Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Recreational Therapists keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

Take-Home in California → Take-Home in District of Columbia → Take-Home in New Hampshire →

Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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